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Emerald Isle-sure and it warms the cockles of your heart! A wallop of ice cream, a dollop of fudge sauce, a flurry of mint and cocoanut, a halo of whipped cream...
Putting on the Brakes. Though many economists and businessmen considered the drastic measure necessary to check the speed of economic expansion, it has several negative aspects-apart from the extra tax wallop. At a time when job opportunities for the poor must be broadened, unemployment may increase as a result of belt tightening by both Government and private enterprise. With contracts in the steel, shipping and aerospace industries due to expire in the next few months, a wave of serious strikes could brake the economy further. Nor is the rate of consumer-price increases likely to decline for several months...
Since rum, vodka and gin are all so big, maybe there's a new "white hope" coming along? Some liquor companies think they may have spotted one. It is tequila, the distinctive Mexican cactus liquor that mingles lazily-but with a powerful wallop-with all kinds of ingredients. Imports are up 388% in the past five years, and nearly every major distiller has now made an agreement with a Mexican producer...
Reagan plans a 65% increase in overall state income tax collections-along with boosts in general sales, whisky, cigarette and franchise taxes-to raise the $946 million needed to balance his record $5.06 billion budget. He concedes that withholding, in addition to easing the pain of that wallop, would bring him a number of economic advantages. There would be a "one-shot" windfall because Californians would, in effect, be paying next year's taxes in advance. There might also be a "recurring windfall" of some $20 million a year from citizens-mostly from "those least able to afford...
Following a week of little practice, Harvard's men of the links either played very well or very poorly yesterday. Bo Keefe, the number two man and the team's most consistent player so far, was most impressive, shooting a 73, two over par. That was good enough to wallop George Dent of Columbia, 5 and 4, and Tom Lindenfield of Penn...